Gregorio María Aguirre y García

Gregorio María Aguirre y García (12 March 1835 – 10 October 1913) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain.


Gregorio María Aguirre y Garcia

O.F.M. Disc.
Archbishop of Toledo
Patriarch of Indias Occidentales
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseToledo
SeeToledo
Appointed29 April 1909
Term ended10 October 1913
PredecessorCiriaco María Sancha y Hervás
SuccessorVictoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina (1907–13)
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 1859
by Cirilo de Alameda y Brea
Consecration21 June 1885
by Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro
Created cardinal15 April 1907
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Gregorio María Aguirre y García

12 March 1835
Pola de Gordón, Spanish Kingdom
Died10 October 1913(1913-10-10) (aged 78)
Toledo, Kingdom of Spain
BuriedToledo Cathedral
ParentsTomá Aguirre de la Canal
Anastasia García Álvarez
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Lugo (1885–94)
  • Archbishop of Burgos (1894–1909)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Calahorra y La Calzada (1899–1909)
MottoMisericordia ejus respexit humilitatem
Styles of
Gregorio Maria Aguirre y Garcia
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeToledo
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